cafe del rio

Teetering across Cafe Del Rio’s patio in high heels and a skin-tight rainbow sequin dress, 69-year-old Ginger Barber snaps a leather whip to command the room’s attention. But the whip is hardly necessary. A petite but commanding figure with short Tina Turner hair and curves that’ll make a grown man blush, Ginger leads her band, […]
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Settle in with a margarita and prepare to be endlessly entertained by Beaumont’s reigning matriarch of the blues, Ginger Barber, as she lights up the patio with killer dance moves and some serious soul. Her shows defy explanation — it’s best to experience it for yourself. When: 7 p.m. Saturday Where: Cafe Del Rio, 2830 […]
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Here’s a photo gallery of some of the best margs in Southeast Texas: As celebratory days go, there are some pretty riduclous ones: Bubble bath day. National popcorn day. National jelly bean day. National day of national days (OK, I made that one up). But some food and drink are so beloved, we don’t mind […]
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The other day, my friends and I got into a heated debate about what one would call the “quintessential” Tex-Mex dish. Is it fajitas, brought still sizzling to the table on a hot slab? Maybe it’s the chimichanga, beef or chicken fajita meat with cheddar cheese, pico and sour cream, rolled in a large flour […]
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